March Barnes Wallis was commissioned by Royal Air Force Music Services to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the famous Dambuster’s raid and received its first performance on BBC Radio 2’s Friday Night is Music Night broadcast live from Biggin Hill Airport on 17 June 2013 by the Central Band of the RAF Director of Music Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs.

This popular march was written for the film 'The Dam Busters' about the wartime exploits of the R.A.F.'s 617 squadron and their attempts to destroy the dams in Germany's industrial heartland using the 'bouncing bomb' a secret weapon invented by Barnes-Wallis. No secret weapons are required to perform this arrangement just a reasonably able orchestra! Saxophone parts are provided as alternatives …

Composed by Nigel Hess (1953-). Masterworks; Score; Wind Band. Faber Edition: Faber Wind Band Series. Form: March. 20th Century; Masterwork. Published by Faber Music (AP.12-0571571409).

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SKU: AP.12-0571571395

Composed by Nigel Hess. 5 or More; Masterworks; Performance Music Ensemble; Solo Small Ensembles; Wind Band. Faber Edition: Faber Wind Band Series. Form: March. 20th Century; Masterwork. Score and Part(s). Faber Music #12-057157…